Zicatela surf break

Zicatela surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 CST
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Zicatela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zicatela sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Zicatela today?

The current surf forecast for Zicatela at 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Zicatela. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151515141414141414131313131313131313131218
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)424304296309405405478394389384341261257253249249249246246242189186162211
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
0.78
10:59PM
1.06
11:08AM
0.78
12:01AM
1.02
12:19PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27AM
0.23
4:10PM
0.07
5:29AM
0.24
5:17PM
0.12
6:33AM
0.24
6:30PM
0.16
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise--6:47-------6:46-------6:45-----
Sunset-----6:34-------6:35-------6:35--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242326282927252424242729292826252524272929282525
Feels °C (?)262530303130282726262930313028272624272930312726
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